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Prefer Lower NumbersSixty-two percent of Americans polled said they want their own congressional representative to support more restrictive policies governing immigration.
Zogby Poll, released March 19, 2006 / conducted February 3-7, 2006

Fifty-seven percent of American voters polled say illegal immigration into the U.S. is a "very serious problem."
Quinnipiac University National Poll, February 21-28, 2006

Eighty-three percent of American immigrant voters, or the children or grandchildren of immigrants, say illegal immigration is a serious problem.
Quinnipiac University National Poll, February 21-28, 2006Sixty-two percent of American voters are opposed to making it easier for illegal immigrants to become citizens, with immigrant families opposed fifty-six percent.
Quinnipiac University National Poll, February 21-28, 2006

Seventy-three percent of Californians say they are concerned to some degree about illegal immigration, with forty-three percent being "extremely concerned."
Field Poll, February 12-26 2006

Fifty-seven percent of California voters say illegal immigration is having a negative effect on the state.
Field Poll, February 12-26 2006

Sixty percent of Americans polled say there are already too many people in the U.S. without adding illegal aliens.
Time Magazine/SRBI Survey, January 24-26, 2006

Eighty-nine percent of Americans polled say illegal immigration into the U.S. is a problem.
Time Magazine/SRBI Survey, January 24-26, 2006

Fifty-six percent of Americans polled say illegal immigration is doing more to hurt than help the United States.
TNS / Washington Post / ABC News via Angus Reid Global Scan, December 15-18, 2005

Eighty-four percent of Texans surveyed consider illegal immigration a serious problem.
Scripps Howard Texas poll, December 11, 2005Seventy-five percent of voters believe immigration is very or somewhat important in an election.
Angus Reid Global Scan, November 13, 2005 Eighty-one percent of Republicans say that the immigration issue is somewhat or very important. That view is shared by sixty-nine percent of Democrats and seventy-five percent of Independents.
Rasmussen Reports, November 7, 2005

Fifty-six percent of Republicans and fifty-one percent of Independents support proposals to end birthright citizenship (automatic granting of citizenship to the U.S.-born children of illegal aliens). Overall, 49% of those polled support such a policy.Rasmussen Reports, November 7, 2005 Ninety percent of North Carolinians polled believe North Carolina has an illegal immigration problem.
John William Pope Civitas Institute poll, September 2005 81 percent of Californians polled said they are concerned about illegal immigration. Of those, 49% are “extremely concerned.”Field Poll, September, 2005Forty-five percent of the total U.S. Hispanic population says immigrants strengthen the U.S.
Pew Hispanic Center poll, August 2005

Forty-four percent of the total U.S. Hispanic population says immigrants are a burden on the U.S.
Pew Hispanic Center poll, August 2005

91 percent of those polled believe that illegal immigration is a serious problem.
Opinion Dynamics Poll for Fox News, April 25-26, 2005

55 percent of Florida voters polled believe that immigration harms the United States.
Research 2000 Florida Poll, March, 2005

Sixty-three percent of voters overwhelmingly believe the immigration system is broken and needs to be fixed.
AILA Comprehensive Immigration Reform Public Opinion Poll, March 20-22, 2005

Sixty-six percent of voters say they want a controlled system that would replace an illegal immigration flow with a legal immigration flow.
AILA Comprehensive Immigration Reform Public Opinion Poll, March 20-22, 2005

A majority of Americans (52 percent) want the level of immigration reduced. Only 7 percent want to see it increased.
Gallup Poll, January 3-5, 2005

Eighty percent of Carolinians said it should be harder for people to immigrate to the United States.
2003 Carolinas Poll, August 2004

Half of Americans (49 percent) want immigration reduced. Only 14 percent want to see it increased.
Gallup Poll, July 22, 2004

Eighty-five percent of Americans believe that "large number of immigrants entering the U.S." is an important threat to the vital interest of the United States in the next 10 years. Of those, 50 percent believe it is a "crticial threat."
Gallup Poll, February 2-12, 2004

Eighty-four percent of Americans worry about illegal immigration. Of those, thirty-seven percent worry a "great deal" about it.
Gallup Poll, March 8-11, 2004

Sixty-four percent of Americans believe the U.S. has too much immigration.
Andres McKenna Research for the National Journal, January 1-25, 2004

Only 16 percent of Americans support the President's proposal to increase legal immigration numbers. Forty-five percent believe legal numbers should be reduced.
CBS News/New York Times Poll, January 2004

Three-fourths of North Carolinians think the United States admits too many legal immigrants.
Raleigh News and Observer, November 2003

Eighty-four percent of those who voted in the California recall election believe that stopping illegal immigration is important. Of those, 40 percent said stopping illegal immigration is extremely important. 64 percent of those who voted in the recall believe that illegal immigration has had a negative impact on California.
Luntz Poll, October 2003

Nearly eighty percent of Carolinians believe it's too easy to immigrate to the United States.
2003 Carolinas Poll, August 2003

Seventy-six percent of those polled prefer legal immigration less than current levels of almost one million a year. 58 percentof those polled prefer legal immigration levels of less than 300,000 a year. 86 percent of those polled believe illegal immigration is a serious problem.
RoperASW Poll, March 2003

Sixty-five percent of Americans feel dissatisfied with the level of immigration into the U.S. Of thouse, 34 percent are very dissatisfied.
Gallup Poll, January 13-16, 2003

A majority of South Floridians believe that recent levels of immigration have made South Florida a worse place to live.
South Florida Sun-Sentinel\NBC 6, May 2003

Over half of those polled believe legal immigration numbers should be lowered.
Chicago Council on Foreign Relations, WorldViews 2002

Seventy-four percent of Tennesseans believe the United States is too open to immigrants.
Middle Tennessee State University Poll, November 2002

Over half of Americans believe immigration numbers should be lowered.
Zogby Poll, June 2002

A majority of Texans believe legal immigration numbers are too high.
Scripps Howard Poll, March 2002

A majority of Democrats, Independents, and Republicans believe legal immigration should be lowered.
CBS News/New York Times poll, September and December 2001

Forty-nine percent of American Jews favor lower levels of immigration and 48 percent favor current or higher levels.
2001 Annual Survey of American Jewish Opinion, American Jewish Committee, December 2001

Sixty-five percent of Americans favor stopping ALL immigration during the war on terrorism.
Fox News/Opinion Dynamics Poll, November 2001

A majority of Americans (58 percent) think immigration levels should be decreased.
CNN/GALLUP/USA TODAY poll, October 2001

55 percent of Californians believe immigration is single biggest cause of California's population growth.
Public Policy Institute of California, May 2001

55 percent of Americans are "dissatisfied" with current immigration levels.
CNN, USA Today, Gallup poll, January 2001

Majority of Iowans disapprove of Governor's plan to attract more immigrants.
Des Moines Register, November 2000

A survey of more than 1,500 students from 64 high schools in Illinois, Connecticut, Nebraska and Rhode Island found concern that increasing immigration would exacerbate strains in our society to rank among top concerns for high school students.
Ch icago Tribune, June 2000

Eighty-three percent of Americans -- when given numerical choices -- choose immigration below the current annual average of 1 million a year.
Roper Poll, February 1996

Oppose Amnesty

Fifty-three percent of Americans oppose President Bush's guest worker-amnesty plan for illegal aliens from Mexico.
Hart/McInturff / The Wall Street Journal / NBC News poll, April, 2005 Fourteen percent of Americans "strongly favor" President Bush's proposal to allow foreigners who have jobs but are staying illegally in the United States to apply for legal, temporary-worker status.
Angus Reid Global Scan, April 2005 Two-thirds of likely voters in Florida oppose a plan to allow some illegal aliens to live and work legally in the U.S.
Research 2000 Florida Poll, March, 2005 72 percent of Mexican migrants said the would participate in a program that offered the prospect amnesty for illegal aliens who lived here for five years, continued working and had no problems with legal authorities. Respondents who said they had no U.S.-issued ID were even more positive (79 percent).
Pew Hispanic Center survey of Mexican migrants, March 2005Fifty-seven percent of respondents oppose a program in which illegal aliens would be allowed to live and work legally in the United States.
Westhill Partners/Hotline Poll, February, 2005

Sixty-eight percent of Texans say the federal government shoud not make it easier for illegal aliens to obtain U.S. citizenship.
Scripps Howard Texas Poll, March 2004

No issue upset the public more than President Bush' amnesty/guestworker proposals, with only one-third of Americans supporting him on that.
CBS News/New York Times Poll, January 2004

Seventy-four percent of resondents believe the U.S. should NOT make it easier for illegal aliens to become citizens of the U.S.
CNN/Gallup/USA Today Poll, January 2004

Fifty-two percent of Americans oppose President Bush's guest worker-amnesty program for illegal aliens from Mexico; 57 percent oppose such a program for illegal aliens from other countries. Furthermore, at least twice as many Americans strongly oppose the proposal as strongly support it.
ABC News Poll, January, 2004

Americans, 2 to 1, oppose granting amnesty to illegal aliens.
Zogby Poll, June 2002

Americans oppose amnesty, nearly 2 to 1. Hispanics are less likely to vote to reelect Pres. Bush if he supports amnesty.
Zogby Poll, September 2001

Nearly 70 percent of Americans oppose amnesty for illegal aliens.
Gallup Poll, August 2001 national poll of 1,000 adults

61 percent of Americans oppose granting amnesty to illegal aliens.
Harris poll, August, 2001

Protect Jobs and Wages
Seventy-six percent of Americans polled are concerned that American workers can't afford to work for the same low wages as illegal aliens.
Time Magazine/SRBI Survey, January 24-26, 2006

Sixty-three percent of Americans polled are concerned about illegal aliens taking away jobs from American workers.
Time Magazine/SRBI Survey, January 24-26, 2006

Seventy-four percent of Americans polled favor providing major penalties for employers convicted of hiring illegal aliens and strongly enforcing it.
Time Magazine/SRBI Survey, January 24-26, 2006

Eighty percent on Arizona voters favor penalizing businesses that hire illegal aliens.
KAET-TV and Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication poll, January 19-22, 2006

Eighty percent of Georgians polled said they would support a proposal that would punish employers of illegal aliens.
Zogby poll, December 27-29, 2005

Sixty percent of Americans polled say illegal immigrants mostly hurt the economy by driving wages down for many Americans.CNN/GALLUP/USA TODAY, December 9-11, 2005

Eighty-six percent of Texans believe that U.S. businesses are contributing to the surge of illegal immigration by hiring undocumented workers.
Scripps Howard Texas poll, December 11, 2005 Eighty-three percent of Texans believe that businesses should identify and report undocumented immigrants.
Scripps Howard Texas poll, December 11, 2005 Nearly eighty percent of North Carolinians believe companies that hire illegal aliens should be fined if caught.John William Pope Civitas Institute poll, September 2005Sixty-three percent of respondents say that illegal aliens should NOT be allowed to apply for work permits which would allow them to stay and work in the United States.CBS News Poll, July 29-August 1, 2005

Fifty-seven percent of respondents oppose a program in which illegal aliens would be allowed to live and work legally in the United States.
Westhill Partners/Hotline poll, February 2005

A majority (58 percent) of Alabama residents believe that foreign guestworkers threaten American jobs.
Ask Alabama poll conducted by Auburn University, January 11, 2005

Fifty-six percent of respondents say they would oppose new laws to make it easier for illegal aliens to become legal workers.
NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll, March 2004

Those who oppose the President's guestworker plan oppose it with greater intensity than those who favor his plan support it. Only 14 percent of those who favor the President's plan say they will be upset if it does not pass while 41 percent of those who oppose it say they will be upset if it does pass.
Gallup Poll, February 2004

No issue upset the public more than President Bush' amnesty/guestworker proposals, with only one-third of Americans supporting him on that.
CBS News Poll/New York Times, January 2004

Only thirty-four percent of respondents support for the way President Bush is handling immigration policy when asked soon after he unveiled his plan to give legal work permits to illegal aliens and to start a mass foreign guest worker program.
Washington Post/ABC News poll, January 2004

In the month after President Bush announced his plan to give legal work permits to illegal aliens and to start a mass foreign guest worker program, Gallup found 53 percent of Americans dissatisfied with the direction of the nation. Specifically, sixty-three percent of respondents said they are "dissatisfied" with the level of immigration into the country today.
Gallup Poll, January 2004

Fifty-two percent of Americans oppose President Bush's guest worker-amnesty program for illegal aliens from Mexico; 57 percent oppose such a program for illegal aliens from other countries. Furthermore, at least twice as many Americans strongly oppose the proposal as strongly support it.
ABC News Poll, January, 2004

President Bush's job approval rating has dropped by 10 percentile from 60 to 50 percent. His approval rating matches the lowest of his entire presidency, and his disapproval rating is now at the highest ever at 45 percent. One of the three main reasons for the decline in the President's popularity is his wildly unpopular amnesty/guest worker proposal. In fact, only one-third of Americans support the President's proposal to INCREASE legal immigration numbers.
CBS New Poll, January 2004

Only fourteen percent of Americans believe foreign workers take jobs from Americans, but 65 percent believe immigrants mostly hurt the economy by driving wage s down for many Americans.CNN Poll, January 2004
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Support Tougher Enforcement

Seventy-one percent of Americans polled say they are concerned that illegal aliens increase the amount of crime.
Time Magazine/SRBI Survey, January 24-26, 2006

Seventy percent of Americans polled are concerned that illegal aliens increase the likelihood of terrorism in the United States.
Time Magazine/SRBI Survey, January 24-26, 2006

Seventy-four percent of Americans polled say the U.S. isn't doing enough along its borders to keep illegal aliens from crossing into this country.
Time Magazine/SRBI Survey, January 24-26, 2006

Seventy-seven percent of Americans polled think the United States is not doing enough to keep illegal immigrants from coming into this country.
TNS / Washington Post / ABC News via Angus Reid Global Scan, December 15-18, 2005

Seventy-five percent of Texans support allowing police officers to enforce immigration laws.
Scripps Howard Texas poll via Angus Reid Global Scan, December 12, 2005Seventy-nine percent of Texans say the government is not doing enough to stop illegal immigrants.
Scripps Howard Texas poll, December 11, 200560 percent of Americans favor building a barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border to help reduce illegal immigration.Angus Reid Global Scan, November 13, 2005Sixty percent of Americans say they favor building a barrier along the border between the United States and Mexico to help reduce illegal immigration. A This survey found that just twenty-six are opposed to this approach.Rasmussen Reports, November 7, 2005 Nearly two-thirds of Arizona voters believe that the border remains far from secure, and eighty-five percent said the possibility that terrorists could enter the country if the borders are not secured is a major concern.Arizona Republic poll, October 19, 2006 Seven out of ten likely Republican voters favor increasing border security and increasing penalties for employers who hire illegal aliens.The Manhattan Institute, October 2005Nearly sixty percent of North Carolinians believe illegal aliens who commit crimes should be deported.
John William Pope Civitas Institute poll, September 2005 By a three-to-one margin, Americans believe border control is more important to national security than gun control. Seventy percent of respondents indicated that border control is “important” while only 23% favor more gun control.
Zogby Poll, September 6-7, 2005 Tightening immigration ranked second among a list of proposals to improve US security according to a survey or 1,004 adults. Three quarters of respondents gave the US a "C" or worse in protecting US borders. Nearly one-quarter gave a failing grade.Public Agenda, 2005Two-thirds of those polled believe support using the military on the border to reduce illegal immigration.
Opinion Dynamics Poll for Fox News, April 25-26, 2005

Four-fifths of likely voters (81 percent) agree that local and state police should help federal authorities enforce laws against illegal immigration. Zogby International Poll, April 15-19, 2005

A majority (53 percent) of those polled believe that should deploy troops on the border to control illegal immigration.
Zogby International Poll, April 15-19, 2005

Fifty-one percent of Mexican illegal aliens polled said they planned to stay in the United States "for the rest of their lives or at least for as long as they can.”
Pew Hispanic Center survey of Mexican migrants, March 2005

Seventy-six percent of Americans believe the U.S. is not doing enough to keep illegal aliens out of the country.
ABC News/Washington Post Poll, January 2005

Eighty-three percent of respondents support fingerprinting and random interviewing of non-citizens entering the country (see question #34).
Fox News/Opinion Dynamics Poll, April 2004

Sixty-nine percent of Texans say the federal government is not doing enough to stop illegal immigration.
Scripps Howard Texas Poll, March 2004

Seventy-seven percent of Americans say “we should restrict and control people coming into the country to live more than we do now.”
Pew Research Center for the People and the Press Poll, November 2003

Sixty-one percent of Carolinians believe U.S. immigration laws are ineffective.
2003 Carolinas Poll, August 2003

Eighty-seven percent of those polled support sanctions against employers who hire illegal aliens. Eighty-three percent of those polled support mandatory detention of illegal aliens.
RoperASW Poll, March 2003

Eighty-eight percent agree and sixty-eight percent strongly agree that Congress should pass a law requiring state and local government agencies to notify both the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) and their local law-enforcement agency when they determine that a person is here illegally, or has presented a false identification document.
RoperASW Poll, March 2003

Sixty-three percent of Americans would support a policy than stops all immigration from countries suspected of harboring terrorists.
Hamilton College Immigration Opinion Poll, February, 2003

Seventy percent of those polled believe controlling and reducing illegal migration should be a very important goal of U.S. foreign policy.
Chicago Council on Foreign Relations, WorldViews 2002

More than two in three Americans (68 percent) agree the U.S. should deploy military troops on the border as a temporary measure to help the Border Patrol curb illegal migration.
Zogby Poll, June 2002

Sixty percent of Americans believe the government is not doing enough to secure our borders.
Fox News/Opinion Dynamics Poll, April 2002

Over eighty percent of Texans support tougher restrictions on visas.
Scripps Howard Poll, March 2002

Ninety-three percent of Texans support tighter restrictions for visa holders.
Scripps Howard Texas poll, December 2001

Ninety-one percent of Iowans willing to accept tighter restrictions on immigration.
Des Moines Register poll, October, 2001

Seventy-seven percent think the government is not doing enough to control the border and screen aliens.
Zogby Poll, September 2001

Eighty percent of Floridians support tighter restrictions on immigration.
Florida Sun-Sentinel poll, September 2001

A majority of registered voters throughout the state of California believes continued immigration makes the possibility of reform of the state's education system much more difficult. The poll also found 83 percent of immigrant believe that employers should certify there are no American workers available before importing foreign workers.
Zogby poll of California voters, March 200 1

Oppose Rewards for Illegal Migration

Sixty-two percent of California voters oppose driver's licenses for illegal aliens.
Field Poll, February 12-26 2006

Seventy-two percent of American voters are opposed to allowing illegal immigrants to get drivers' licenses, with immigrant voter families opposed sixty-six percent.
Quinnipiac University National Poll, February 21-28, 2006

Eighty-four percent of American voters are in favor of requiring proof of legal residency in order to obtain government benefits, with immigrant voter families in support eighty percent.
Quinnipiac University National Poll, February 21-28, 2006

Eighty-three percent of Americans polled are concerned that it costs taxpayers too much money to provide illegal aliens with services such as health care and education.
Time Magazine/SRBI Survey, January 24-26, 2006

Sixty-one percent of the 501 likely Georgia voters polled said it is "very important" that the Legislature deal with restricting state services to illegal aliens in 2006.
Zogby poll, December 27-29, 2005

Fifty-seven percent of Georgians polled said they support a proposal to cut off services to illegal aliens.
Zogby poll, December 27-29, 2005

Sixty percent of Latinos born and living in the United States support laws to prevent driver’s licenses for illegal aliens.
Pew Hispanic Center poll, August 2005
Seventy percent of respondents say that the United States should NOT make it easier for illegal aliens to become U.S. citizens.Gallup Poll, June 2005A majority of respondents (61% of Hispanics and 72% of non-Hispanics) oppose rewarding illegal aliens with driver’s licenses.
El Paso Times/KVIA-ABC 7 poll, May 2005

Florida voters oppose -- by more than a 3-to-1 margin -- rewarding illegal aliens with driver’s licenses.Research 2000 Florida Poll, March, 2005Sixty-two percent of Californians polled disapprove of a measure to allow illegal aliens to apply for driver's licenses. This includes a majority of Republicans (86%) and Democrats (56%).Field Poll, March 2005

Fifty-seven percent of those polled support a law that would prohibit states from giving drivers licenses or any other official photo ID to illegal aliens.
Washington Post-ABC News poll, January, 2005

In the November, 2004 election, fifty-six percent of Arizona voters approved Proposition 200 to prevent illegal aliens from voting and require state and local government employees who discover a violation of federal immigration law to make a written report to federal immigration authorities. See CNN exit poll information about those who voted in favor of Proposition 200.

58 percent of men and 54 percent of women voted in favor of Proposition 200.
47 percent of Latino voters voted in favor of Proposition 200.
70 percent of Republicans, 42 percent of Democrats, and 51 percent of Independents voted in favor of Proposition 200.
Three-quarters (73 percent) of adults agree with the 9/11 Commission that States should require more and better forms of identification before issuing driver’s licenses to prevent terrorists from getting them.
Coalition for a Secure Driver's License, August, 2004Seventy percent of adults would be less likely to vote for elected officials who make it easier to get licenses. Coalition for a Secure Driver's License, August, 2004
65 percent of those who voted in the California recall election believe illegal immigrants should not be eligible for services and benefits provided by state and local governments, except for emergency services and 53% would be more likely to vote for a candidate who opposes granting government benefits and services to illegal immigrants. Specifically:

68 percent of those who voted in the California recall election say they oppose driver's licenses for illegal aliens.
30 percent of those who voted in the recall election said that they were influenced to vote for Gov. Gray Davis' removal by his decision to grant driver's licenses to illegal aliens.
73 percent of those who voted in the California recall election say they oppose granting in-state tuition to illegal aliens.
Luntz Poll, October 2003
More than 3 out of 5 likely voters in California oppose the bill Gov. Davis signed to grant driver's licenses to illegal aliens. Moreover, 43 percent of likely voters say a candidate's support for driver's licenses for illegal aiens would make them less likely to vote for that person.
Los Angeles Times Poll, October 2003

57 percent of registered voters in Colorado believe that illegal migrants should not receive in-state tuition rates to attend state colleges and universities
Rocky Mountain News Poll, October 2002

Hispanics on ImmigrationForty-six percent of Mexicans (approximately 46 million people) would immigrate to the United States and more than 20% of them would enter illegally if given the chance. Specifically:

65% of U.S.-born Latinos say Immigrants strengthen the U.S.
Twenty-eight percent of U.S.-born Latinos say immigrants are a burden on the U.S.
Eighty-nine percent of foreign-born Latinos say immigrants strengthen the U.S.
Five percent of foreign-born Latinos say immigrants are a burden on the U.S.
Eighty percent of all Latinos say immigrants strengthen the U.S.
Fourteen percent of all Latinos say Immigrants are a burden on the U.S.
Sixty percent of U.S.-born Latinos approve restricting driver's licenses to U.S. citizens or legal immigrants.
Twenty-nine percent of foreign-born Latinos approve restricting driver's licenses to U.S. citizens or legal immigrants.
Forty-five percent of Latinos residing in Mexico say they would move to the U.S. increase their family income by 7 times minimum wage.
Forty-five percent of Latinos residing in Mexico say they would move to the U.S. increase their family income by 3-7 times minimum wage.
Forty-seven percent of Latinos residing in Mexico say they would move to the U.S. increase their family income by 0-3 times minimum wage.
Pew Hispanic Center poll, August 2005
Forty-five percent of the total U.S. Hispanic population says immigrants strengthen the U.S.
Pew Hispanic Center poll, August 2005

Forty-four percent of the total U.S. Hispanic population says immigrants are a burden on the U.S.
Pew Hispanic Center poll, August 2005

Two-thirds of likely Latino voters in California support the decision of Gov. Davis to veto a bill allowing illegal migrants to get driver's licenses. This is even higher than the 63 percent support found among likely voters nationwide.
Los Angeles Times, October 2002

Only three percent (3 percent) of Hispanic voters rank immigration as the issue that is most important to them. Only nine percent (9 percent) say it is of their top 2 priorities.
New Democrat Network Hispanic Poll, June 2003

30 percent of Hispanics in California would like to shut down all immigration for awhile.
Zogby Poll, March 2002

Hispanics are evenly divided about an amnesty for illegal aliens from Mexico, with half opposing it.
Zogby Poll, September 2001

Forty-three percent of Hispanics believe the U.S. government doesn't do enough to stop illegal migrants from entering the country.
International Communications Research Poll, May, 2000

Seventy-five percent of California Latinos think illegal migration from Mexico to California is a problem.
Public Policy Institute of California, January 1999

Black Americans on Immigration

Black Americans oppose (49 to 43 percent) an amnesty for illegal aliens from Mexico, saying it is a "bad idea" or a "very bad idea."
Zogby Poll, September 2001

Union Members on Immigration

Former Calif. Governor Gray Davis' granting of drivers licenses to illegal aliens was cited as a key reason why 31 percent of Democrats in unions were likely to vote to recall him.
Los Angeles Times Poll, September 2003

Only a little over one-third (36 percent) of those in union households think an amnesty is a good idea. 60 percent of voters in union households oppose an amnesty.
Zogby Poll, September 2001

Union households 2 to 1 are less likely to vote for President Bush in 2004 if he were to support an amnesty (38 percent less likely to vote for President Bush if he supports an amnesty, 14 percent are more likely).
Zogby Poll, September 2001

One-third (33 percent) of all persons in union households would be less likely to vote for a Democrat who supports amnesty.
Zogby Poll, September 2001

Eighty percent of union households do not believe that most guestworkers would return home when they are supposed to as part of a proposed guestworker program.
Zogby Poll, September 2001

Business Owners on Immigration

Owners of independent businesses oppose expansion of "temporary guest worker programs to ease worker shortages" by a nearly 3-1 margin. Only 24 percent favored expanding guest worker programs.
National Federation of Independent Business survey, 2002
An amnesty for illegal aliens with long-term jobs is opposed by a more than 4-1 margin among owners of independent businesses. Only 16 percent say illegal aliens should have the right to "earn" their way to legal residency through work.
National Federation of Independent Business survey, 2000
Owners of independent businesses support federal fines against businesses that hire illegal aliens. Only 26 percent say sanctions against hiring illegal workers should be repealed.
National Federation of Independent Business survey, 1996
Moderates and Independents on Immigration

President Bush's job approval rating has dropped by 10 percentile from 60 to 50 percent. His approval rating matches the lowest of his entire presidency, and his disapproval rating is now at the highest ever at 45 percent. One of the three main reasons for the decline in the President's popularity is his wildly unpopular amnesty/guest worker proposal. Most of the President's huge decline in popularity has been among Independents.
CBS New Poll, January 2004

Seventy-six percent of both Independents and Democrats say “we should restrict and control people coming into the country to live more than we do now.”
Pew Research Center for the People and the Press Poll, November 2003 (see page 36)

More than half (59 percent) of Moderates polled think amnesty is a bad idea or a very bad idea.
Zogby Poll, September 2001

Between thirty-eight and forty-three percent of Moderates said they would be less likely to vote for President Bush or Democrats in Congress if they supported an amnesty, compared to between 5 and 8 percent who said that they would be more likely to vote for Bush if he supported amnesty.
Zogby Poll, September 2001

Over half (58 percent) of Independents believe legal immigration should be reduced.
CBS News/New York Times poll, September and December 2001

Women on Immigration

Over half (56 percent) of women think legal immigration should be reduced. Only 10 percent of women think legal immigration should be increased.
CBS News/New York Times poll, September and December 2001

A majority of women (84 percent) think the United States has made it too easy for people from other countries to enter the United States.
CBS News/New York Times poll, September and December 2001

Opinion Elites vs. Public

Fifty-four percent of those polled disapprove of President Bush's handling of immigration issues -- his lowest rating on any issue other than the budget deficit.
CNN/Gallup/USA Today poll, January 2005

Regular polling over the years has found a deep gulf in immigration opinions between the public and the tiny fraction of Americans who are in the "Opinion Elite" (top leaders of corporations, unions, religion, universities, think tanks, political parties, the federal Administration and Congress). Harris Interactive poll for the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations, 2002.

60 percent of the public fears that the current flow of immigrants and refugees into the U.S. is a "critical threat" to the country. Only 14 percent of the Opinion Elite see immigration as a critical threat.
The public is far more favorable to decreasing legal immigration than the Opinion Elite (57 percent of the public versus 18 percent of Opinion Elite). Analysis of poll results

Well ScottyDog, I asked ..... outstanding .... did you find this in one place (its here now)? ..... Think you could find some more thanks

I was just trying to make a point, the polls are on our side despite the propaganda out there in the last two weeks.

I compiled the list from Numbers USA and use it to send to my congress critters and Senators.